This Day in History on 6 October

The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including the IAS Exam.

On this page, we will list all historical events that occurred on 6 October. The students can refer to them while preparing for all competitive exams and banking exams.

Important Days

Important Events

1959: Soviet Luna 3, 1st successful photographic spacecraft, impacts Moon.

1995: 51 Pegasi discovered as the first major star, apart from the Sun, to have a planet orbiting around it.

Birth/Birth Anniversary

1893: Meghnad Saha, Indian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (d. 1956)

Meghnad Saha, Indian astrophysicist
Meghnad Saha, Indian astrophysicist

1879: Hussain Ahmed Madani was an Indian Islamic scholar, serving as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband.

1893: Meghnad Saha FRS was an Indian astrophysicist who developed the Saha ionization equation.

1930: Bhajan Lal Bishnoi was a politician and three-time chief minister of Haryana.

1933: Mukarram Jah was the titular Nizam of Hyderabad.

1940: Sukumari was an Indian film actress best known for her work in Malayalam and Tamil films.

1944: Jitan Ram Manjhi, Indian politician from Bihar who served as its 23rd Chief Minister.

1946: Vinod Khanna was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in the Indian cinema.

Vinod Khanna, Indian actor, producer and politician
Vinod Khanna, Indian actor, producer and politician

1952: Partha Chatterjee, Indian politician of West Bengal.

1963: Sanjay Mishra, Indian film actor known for his works in Hindi cinema and television.

1982: Meiyang Chang, Indian actor, television host and singer.

1982: Sibi Sathyaraj, Indian actor working in the Tamil film industry.

Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru
Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru

1988: Dhruva Sarja, Indian actor who appears in Kannada films.

Death/ Death Anniversary

1661: Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru (b. 1630)

1962: Paramasivan Subbarayan was an Indian politician, freedom fighter and diplomat and Chief Minister of Madras Presidency.

Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician

1996: Gian Singh VC was a recipient of the Victoria Cross.

1967: Chittajalu Pullayya was an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema.

2007: Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 1921)

Laxmi Mall Singhvi, Indian scholar
Laxmi Mall Singhvi, Indian scholar
B. Satya Narayan Reddy, Indian lawyer and politician
B. Satya Narayan Reddy, Indian lawyer and politician

2007: Laxmi Mall Singhvi, Indian scholar, jurist, and politician (b. 1931)

2012: B. Satya Narayan Reddy, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of West Bengal (b. 1927)

Further Reading

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